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Kuhlman Xavier Cugat 1950's Swivel Playing Card Holder Double Deck

$ 13.97

Description

Hard to find, vintage mid-century Kuhlman Xavier Cugat Playing Cards Holder Double Deck, under the lid is Xavier Cugat and his dog, with signature. The holder is made of a plastic material and holds 2 decks. There are 4 rubber feet under the lid so you can place it underneath, and now it is able to spin. It measures 7" x 5" x 3 1/2" Xavier Cugat was born 1900 and was a violinist and band leader. In the 1920s, he led a band that played often at the Coconut Grove, a club in Los Angeles. Cugat's friend, Charlie Chaplin, visited the club to dance the tango. He worked for the Los Angeles Times as a cartoonist. His caricatures were nationally syndicated. Cugat took his band to New York for the 1931 opening of the Waldorf Astoria hotel, and for sixteen years, he led the Waldorf–Astoria Orchestra. Xavier's trademark was holding his beloved Chihuahua, Pepito, while conducting his orchestra with the other hand! This card deck holder appears to have two rubber pads under the cover, and no rubber feet on the bottom, in very good clean condition with very minor wear. Sold as is.